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Show U OF UTAH LIBRARY CITY ri talfman SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, SEPTEMBER 17, 1927 VOL., NO. 37 $1.00 A YEAR ANOTHER WITNESS IN BOOZE PARTY Witnesses, Others Gathered In under Assorted Charges ACTION ARRESTED A. BOULTER, WITNESS FOR PLAINTIFFS IN SUIT AGAINST COMMISSIONERS GATHERED IN. W. County Attorney's Office Once Before Refuted Complaint for Same Alleged Offense. William A. Boulter, material witness for plaintiffs In tha damage salts filed against the three Salt Lake county commissioners, growing out of the alleged "boose party" at the Carstensen home, has been arrested. He waa "pinched 'on a complaint leoffice aned by the county attorney charging him with failure to properly support minor children living with divorced wife. It appears that Boulter and Mrs. Boulter were divorced In Utah county aome two years ago and the court then made an order directing the father to contribute certain money to the support of the children. COMPLAINT REFUSED. . Mrs. Boulter has Informed certain attorneys that aome time ago she apof-- : plied at the local county attorney's See for a complaint against her husband for failure to contribute tbs sop--, EDITOR OF THE STATESMAN PINCHED ON LIBEL COMPLAINT SWORN TO BT CHAIRMAN 07 BOARD 07 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. Apparently, a campaign of arrests of witnesses and others either directly connected with or supposedly interested in the damage suits against the three county commissioners of Salt Lake county, has been resorted to since efforts to prevent these actions coming to bar in the courts have failed. Mrs. Hattls Carstensen, complain- ing witness aaalnst Commissioner B. Promptly, Monday morning the ediT. Dahlqulat was balled into court tor appeared and furnished good and sufficient bond. and fined on an old charge W C Parker, husband of the woman who is complaining witness against FUND Chairman W. H. Btenacker of the port ordered. county commission, was arrested on GROWS Kid Public She informed these attorneys that, a liquor charge and. It Is repented, tbs county attorney's office advised that an effort was made to have his that It was not a matter which ber wife and Mrs. Brugner, who were ridoffice could handle and declined that C ing In his car with him, included In to Issue the complaint, telling her she Auditors Discover $05.67 More Missthe complaint should take the matter np with her PROFESSOR In Office of ing County BOULTER ARRESTED. attorney In Provo and have it attendCITIZENSHIP Treasurer. ed to In the court where she was dl-- . W. A. Boulter, a boarder at the ... it vorced and where the order for sup-- . Carstensen home and a witness in the Further shortage, which, though port payments was made. pending 110,061 damage suits against small In amount, gives an inference .lt is learned. ahaL A few the jjxnHaal Orqwaa arrested on a 'smn. to 4ba.jS5ttoa chsrgs itHMflUtiJbRitMUm Sw r?ri!rs man. Professor William J. SnoV of Juvenile court sad complained that her In Utah county. ministration of County Treasurer EL J. and of polithe department husband was not paying the support criminal libel. history Then the editor of the Utah States- Groesbeck Is reported by Lincoln G. y tical science of Brigham Young money. This officer la reported to man, the paper which first published Kelly kr Co., special auditors, in a letWilProvo, Utah, has this to have advised her that it was not a accused, in complaint signed the story of the commissioners party, ter received by the secretary of the msttw for that court but she should aay: was arrested on a charge of criminal board of county commissioners Wed- liam chairman Lake counthe "I commend yon for the vigor and go to her attorney In Provo and take libel for the alleged libeling cf the nesday. It supplements the Initial rethe matter up in the divorce court sanity with which yon are attackof reputations of the county commission- port on the special audit of funds for commission, libeling os In there. the confronting problems ing ers the six years ended December 11, 1926. our civic life. The people certaincommissioners by publishing MORGAN SUGGESTS. article . The arrest was made on a complaint In the original report, shortages, alneed an awakening to the slnl Then, according to Mrs. Boulter, ; ly sworn to by W H. Btenacker, chair- legedly attributed to Deputies William offered money of we ter influences that are throttling Judge Fred R. Morgan of the Juvenile man of the commission. Groesbeck and George T. Judd, were the politics of state and nation. The court came on the scene, heard the Three weeks, to the day, after pub- detailed. commissioners Carstensen question, liquor Ta a certain policy or act story and told her to go to Attorney lication of the article which the comThe commission Is advised to add Rathseldom la too asked. Hollo home. Thomas, that ha could take care rightr, missioners declared libeled their rep- 985.97 to the known shortage of 8H.-to la strained a there effort er matter for her. of the utations, at a late hour on Saturday 82.25, and ask the bondsmen for the told have questionable deals square Now, It happens that Attorney apologies make afternoon, the commissioners decided larger amount The new shostage was with the law Interpreted in behalf Thomas la one of the counsel for the that their reputations had been allegedly in the current tax depart- to make. of big business. accused county commissioners In tbe chairman of the board ment, which was administered by Willibeled. The . the good fight." up "Keep damage suits now pending and in induced the county attorney himself liam Groesbeck as chief deputy. The libelous we tbe which Boulter Is a witness against (Signed) Sincerely, to fill the double role of attorney and letter, it Is expected, will be turned ' commissioners. a guilty. and write A. over H. commission to complaint against typist Smith, WM. J. 8NOW. by the Mrs. Boulters story la that she went the editor. He forgot to make any assistant county attorney, who has is still are But, Mr. Thomas and he told her she to attordefendant or his copy for the made demand for the original reported ahonld go to the county attorney's neys and they had, per force, to wait shortages. The letter follows: guilty. JUDD office agd get a complaint against her until the following Monday, after ap- REPORT SHORTAGE. muck-rakin- g. huabaMl. She says that he proffered This is & case of pearing In court for arralgnement, to "Supplemental to our audit report and did call np the county attorney a Information aufor their dated August 9, 1927, covering an get copy typed is office and make an appointment for political squabble. and use. dit of Salt Lake county for the years OCTOBER FOR then It la said, accompanied her her, When the original complaint, typed 1922 to 1926 Inclusive, you are adis case American citizengood, the to county attorney's office and a by the county attorney, had been fin- vised that an additional claim of 185.97 Suspended County Treasurer to An- complaint was loaned. ished the hour was late. There was should be made against the bonding ship versus in pf public swer Charge of Misuse BEFORE AND AFTER. no Judge on duty. The county build- company and added to the shortage In of Funds. . Before Boulter became a witness In affairs. the tax department of the treasurer's ing was practically deserted. suits against tha county commisthe DRIVES TO HOME. office, covering the following item: T. Judd, charged In five in- sioners, according to Mrs. Boulters Infor clean George poligood citizenship, But, the county commission chair"Under the date of November SO, formations with misuse of public formation, the county attorneys ofman took his complaint and drove out 1926, a check for 1312.45 was received tics, efficiency governmental admin- funds, pleaded not guilty before Judge fice honesty refused to Issue a complaint In to the home of Judge N. H. Tanner, by the current tax department from M. L. Ritchie In the Third district the case. honor office. who had not yet returned to the the Federal Land hank of Berkeley, istration, public uprightness court Wedneaday. Hia trial date waa After Boulter became a witness In bench from his vacation, to get It Cal., to cover taxes assessed In the 25. Judd, who. as the October for set CLEAN ARE FIGHTING suits, the county attorneys office GOOD, name of Leo Bird, et al. Only 1226.48 signed and have a warrant Issued. county treasurer. Is nnder suspension, decided to Issue a complaint The warrant was taken to the sher-lff- of this amount was applied on the AMERICAN C1TNZENSH1P. was redemption clerk In the office of office and placed In the hands payment of taxes covering amounts E. J. Groesbeck during the of two stalwart deputies. Public officials are directors in public corpor- Treasurer They did assessed on book 10, page 74, lines 17, times complained of. He la alleged to their duty. Between six and seven 20, 23, 26 and 29, 1926 tax rolls. The have taken moneys varying in amount stockholders. which oclock that' night they swooped down amount listed on book 10, page 72, ation GETS VERY BUSY people fTOm 9120 to 91060 on July 23, 1923, home of the 27 the 28. 21. upon and 29, totaling 25, unsuspecting lines November con1925, 80, 23, 1925, know whole May to July CITY editor and told him to get his hat and 985.97, should also have been credited people 1, 1926, and December 31, 1926. coat and come on to Jail. as the check referred to covered these ricials of which these in C. Judd appeared with counsel, F. public The editor was about to alt down to assessments. Under date of July 18, cerning Loofbonrow. When asked his plea be County Of fleers Enter Police Territory them. dinner with his family but, be went 1927, the Federal Land Bank of Ber- are serving imposed entered a plea of not guilty. The and Raid Fourteen Placet Durto Jail Instead. keley made an additional payment In coart then fixed the date of trial. have we have ing Evening. published statutes The of the state of Utah the amount of 9100.52 and redemption William Groesbeck. who was chief provide that when a man Is arrested certificates were Issued, redeeming the found it. deputy In the name administration, Apparently because Salt Lake counon a warrant for a bailable offense property above referred to on book pleaded not guilty to three defalca- ty Is so free" from bootlegging, vice the arresting officer shall Immediate- 10, page 72. As the property should continue publishing tions In November, 1926. The court and crime, that tbe sheriffs office has propose ly take him before the nearest com- not hare been sold, remittance of the same setting as in the Judd nothing to do within Its particular made mitting magistrate- for the fixing of 9100.52 should be refunded to the bank matter, namely, October 25. the hoys were sent Into Salt ball and the opportunity of furnishing and the amount of 985 67 added to the The arrested will complained of are j Lake City last Monday night to lend a shortages If we this, surh bail, before he Is Jailed. claim against the bonding company. part of more than 316.000 uncovered helping hand to the police. Probably the sheriffs forgot about TAX SALK PROBE NEEDED. the arc we right going special keep by Lincoln O. Kelly A Co medicine, It Isnt of record that the sheriff this statute. Any how the editor was Is "It possible that a number of such auditors. made any offer of such assistance or to hustled off 'direct Jan, while his Items may develop after the 1927 tax for consulted the city officers as to whethwife and neighbors frantically sought notices are mailed .showing whether er any help was needed, bat rather unto locate attorneys and bondsmen or not the property has been sold for GOOD, CLEAN, AMERICAN CITIZEN- IRREGULARITY IN expectedly to everybody, the sheriff Jf any auch persons not easy to locate at that 1926 taxes, and. If s nine deputies swooped down MOSQUITO FUNDS force offourteen hour on Saturday night sales were irregular. Where property alleged bootlegging npon CUTE SUGGESTION, is shown by the records to have been The DECLARED Joints and disorderly houses. The editor was Informed by the Jail- regularly sold for taxes and properly They got evidence of law violation er that the bond was 11,000 and It entered on the tax records, farther verSpecial Auditors Raport on Check of at four placet out of fourteen. was suggested that he would have to ification of such Items. would require The failure of the sheriffs expert County Treasury Funda to MAYOR HENDRICK get a professional bondsman If he communicating with taxpayers cover- SMITH IN LEAD 31 force to get more evienforcement July would avoid the delay of having per- ing all unpaid Items. This Is not Is blamed dence by the chief deputy WALSH DECLARES sonal bondsmen go before the Judge to deemed necessary because all prior PREDICTS SMITH An "apparent Irregularity" In the sheriff, L. L. Larsen, to the alleged qualify. Be It known, however, the year sales are noted on 1927 tax nofnnda of the Salt existence in the city of "an organised abatement mosquito Senator 10 Jailer didnt know who the editor's tices and taxpayers will immediately HURON, 8. D., Sept The Denver News of recent Issue Lake county treasurer's office Is re- vice gang banded together for mutual bring any discrepancies to the atten- Thomas J. Walsh of Montana, who pro personal bondsmen would be. quotes one Mayor W. Freeland Kendrick ported by Lincoln O. Kelly and com- protection." aome we tion of the treasurer. As we gave the aided over the Democratic national say maybe, Maybe, We wonder If there la any gang of of toPhiladelphia with the statement pany, special auditors, who have auditthought the editor wouldnt be able to treasurer credit for the 'cash over at convention In 1924, declared here funda from the first of the year this sort in the county? get hold of bondsmen, at that hour the close of 1926, the above Item con- day that Al Smith la the leading Dem- that Hoover, Lowden or Hughes la apt ed the In view of recent reports and newsof night, and he would have to spend stitutes an addition to the shortage ocratic .presidential possibility at pres- to be the Republican nominee for up to July Slat of this year. auditors The report finding Al Smith paper notoriety about special and Governor that la president McAdoo the night in Jail, ent and that William Q. previously shown. In Salt Lake county we fund from this traffic by withdrawal a cash Demola liquor the on the dominant nomfigure But, the editor spent the night at not an active candidate for the 8385 on are surprised to learn that the county of Juild T. Treasurer George aide. cratic "Standard Oil Companies Differ on ination. home, the court and 'county attorney la so "clean" the sheriffs force has March 3, 1927, and that this was having consented to release him on Russia." Perhaps they really were Senator Walsh came here to speak When by him to the credit of this to break into the city Jurisdiction to we're, afraid of an lesuo, we his own recognisance until Monday "unscrambled," after all. New York before the 8outh Dakota bar associafind something to do. say it Isn't one. Ohio State Journal. fund on July 7, 1927. Evening Post. tion convention. morning. SHORTAGE AMOUNT REPORT AVERS Trying to the 1 A FIGHT FOR HAS PRAISE FOR PAPER AMElilCAN A- ':' l n-s- . . v. . - I, m yrthi for We are H. Stenacker, with ty county were a . unl-nit- -- by of Salt the reputation the an that not to print the story the party at the E We the truth. And, we If it be no to tell the truth, then are virtue in truth, we not if there a not not a This It political party of a corruption We are righting and and WE dean, GEORGE T. TRIAL DATE SET 25 administration in in FOR a SHERIFFS FORCE a in We - the are entitled the manner the trtist WITHIN THE in the' TRUTH as the ball-wic-k, must be SHIP. the The truth to We TRUTH. our are the but for to we take up Editor. FOUND . wtde-aprea- d |